CERES on Terra & Aqua participation in SCALES

Z. Peter SzewczykKory J. Priestley

GIST 21, Boulder, CO 03/31-04/02, 2004

Presentation Outline

• PAPS mode of a CERES instrument

• Scanning over the Valencia Anchor Station on February 9-12/2004

• SW and LW unfiltered radiances tables

PAPS for SCALES

CERES in Programmable Azimuth Plane Scan:

• Scanning Plane follows a prescribed schedule

• Valencia Anchor Station at 1.28oW and 39.57oN

• Increases sampling by an order of magnitude

• FM2 on Terra and FM3 on Aqua

• Phase II: 02/9-12/2004

FM2 on 02/09/2004

Shortwave radiance

FM2 on 02/09/2004

Longwave radiance

FM2 on 02/09/2004

FM3 on 02/09/2004

Shortwave radiance

FM3 on 02/09/2004

Longwave radiance

FM3 on 02/09/2004

Flyover summary

DOY040

02/09

041

02/10

042

02/11

43

06/12

Terra

FM21 2 1 2

Aqua

FM32 1 2 1

• FM2 & FM3 scanned the Anchor Station 6 times each